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This could be one of those things people just assumed was the case because no 1st party developer ever did it, not because it's forbidden. I have no idea whether that post is factual or not but it shouldn't be dismissed based on assumptions, imo.
After reading that part about being open to 1st party developers, I started internet searching and found this. It's an article by Owen Good about the renewal of the NFL exclusive in 2012 and in the comments section he addresses a question about this very topic.
"Microsoft does not have a license to make an NFL licensed game, first party or otherwise. Simply being a first party software maker, whether by acquisition or otherwise, doesn't entitle you to make the game without a license. And as I understand it, the software license granted to EA Sports is total, covering first or third-party software makers. Conceivably Microsoft or Sony—huge corporations—could muscle in if they really wanted to make an NFL game, but I doubt it's worth their time or attention." http://kotaku.com/5878160/ea-lawsuit...e-to-be-killed
Two quick points about this:
1) Good had just written an entire article about the NFL exclusive and has presumably been following it for sometime, yet even he states "And as I understand it", which seems to me he's not certain of the fact.
2) Even though he believes the NFL exclusive includes first party development, he also believes Microsoft could find a way to make a NFL game if they desired to.
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Well, I certainly don't believe that the game developers just haven't tried or looked into the possibility of creating another football game. It's the most popular sport in North America and probably among the biggest properties that a game developer could get. It's not just going to be an oversight.
I do believe that if Microsoft REALLY, REALLY wanted to, they could convince EA to let them have their piece of the pie. But being a super secret game that no one has seen a screen of yet, let alone know what the actual game looks like...
Look, if Microsoft was going to break into the world of the NFL and create an NFL Licensed Video Game, that **** would be advertised literally everywhere. You would want to hype the literal **** out of it until you cannot even change the channel or watch something on HULU without hearing about it.
I understand people are fed up with Madden and want an alternative. Hoping that this is something that it clearly isn't...that's not going to help you.